Star profile
16 Scorpii
What is 16 Scorpii
16 Scorpii is a white A-type star 252 light-years away in Scorpius, one of the most theatrical constellations of the southern summer sky and the northern low summer. Its light is framed by a region peopled by the red heart of Antares and a swarm of clusters. It glows discreetly, yet belongs to one of the celestial geographies most intensely visited by human eyes.
Where it is and when to see it
16 Scorpii lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is May, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 30° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 41° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 65° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere south of 81° N.
It ranks no. 56 in brightness among the 104 stars of Scorpius in our catalogue. To find it, start from Antares, the brightest: it lies about 18° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 250 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 16 Scorpii
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.43
- Distance
- 252.5 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 243.030° · Dec -8.548°
- Catalogue
- HIP 79387 · HD 145607
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Other stars in Scorpius
Scorpius has 104 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AntaresAlpha Scorpii1.06
- ShaulaLambda Scorpii1.62
- SargasTheta Scorpii1.86
- HIP 778595.41
- HIP 803905.42
- HIP 782465.43
- HIP 813055.46
- HIP 826765.46